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Re: Was 1812 fought over Hemp??

That explains a lot about the navy during the War! On Lake Ontario Yeo and Chauncey wouldn t fight because they were cruising around to find a 7-11 that had

Message 1 of 12
, Feb 2, 2009

That explains a lot about the navy during the War!

On Lake Ontario Yeo and Chauncey wouldn't fight because they were cruising
around to find a 7-11 that had those Jamaican beef patties, and Perry and
Barclay fought because they were "jones-ing"!

Dude....I get it now!!

KW

Stephen Allie

Not sure but at the time of the war all of the sails and cordage used by the British and US Navies as well as the merchant fleets were made of hemp. In the

Message 2 of 12
, Feb 2, 2009

Not sure but at the time of the war all of the sails and cordage used
by the British and US Navies as well as the merchant fleets were made
of hemp. In the United States all the military tents were also made of
hemp. As late as WWII hemp was used for tentage ropes and woven in to
cartridge belts.Lucky you if you can find the old WWII "Hemp for
Victory Poster. The government had them destroyed and they are now
worth a fortune.

Steve Allie

annbwass@aol.com

But seriously, folks, the argument does make sense, as one of the causes of the war. But, even if that is so, and they are hiding this bit of history from

Message 3 of 12
, Feb 2, 2009

But seriously, folks, the argument does make sense, as one of the causes of
the war. But, even if that is so, and "they" are hiding this bit of history
from us, I don't see how it strengthens the argument to legalize, ahem, hemp
these days, with sails and cordage being made of other things.

--- In WarOf1812@yahoogroups.com, "Stephen Allie" <allies@...> wrote:
>
> Not sure but at the time of the war all of the sails and cordage used
> by the British and US Navies as well as the merchant fleets were made
> of hemp. In the United States all the military tents were also made
of
> hemp. As late as WWII hemp was used for tentage ropes and woven in to
> cartridge belts.Lucky you if you can find the old WWII "Hemp for
> Victory Poster. The government had them destroyed and they are now
> worth a fortune.
>
> Steve Allie
>

Mark Dickerson

Over the last 10 to 15 years, there has been an organized attempt in Kent County to increase production, and marketing of hemp. This is the industrial type

Message 5 of 12
, Feb 4, 2009

Over the last 10 to 15 years, there has been an organized attempt in Kent
County to increase production, and marketing of hemp. This is the
industrial type with insufficient amount of tetrehydrocannabinol (THC) to
be used as a drug. Few people realize that there is 'industrial' hemp, and
"fun" hemp. Hundreds of acres of the industrial variety have been legally
grown in the county, but there has been unsatisfactory inroads to the US
market to sell the raw or finished product.

But seriously, folks, the argument does make sense, as one of the causes of
the war. But, even if that is so, and "they" are hiding this bit of history
from us, I don't see how it strengthens the argument to legalize, ahem, hemp

Mark, I haven t looked at the industry in lately but the state of things about five years ago was that the stuff was being used to make oil , seed foods,

Message 6 of 12
, Feb 4, 2009

Mark,
I haven't looked at the industry in lately but the state of things
about five years ago was that the stuff was being used to make oil ,
seed foods, soaps, skin care and other health items. The long fibres
were being mixed with recycled tire rubber and made into very durable
shingles that look like slate, but no paper, rope or fabric at that
point. That's what we need though. It's the same process as turning
flax into linen so the technology exists. The problem is finding
someone or some company with the desire and backing to create the mill.
I have had many garments made from hemp and they wear like iron. I
made my US backpack from hemp canvas and it looks great.

Craig Williams

On 4-Feb-09, at 10:45 AM, Mark Dickerson wrote:

> Over the last 10 to 15 years, there has been an organized attempt
> in Kent
> County to increase production, and marketing of hemp. This is the
> industrial type with insufficient amount of tetrehydrocannabinol
> (THC) to
> be used as a drug. Few people realize that there is 'industrial'
> hemp, and
> "fun" hemp. Hundreds of acres of the industrial variety have been
> legally
> grown in the county, but there has been unsatisfactory inroads to
> the US
> market to sell the raw or finished product.
>
> Perhaps they can be convinced to make 1812 tents.
>
> Mark Dickerson
>
> From: WarOf1812@yahoogroups.com [mailto:WarOf1812@yahoogroups.com]
> On Behalf
> Of annbwass@...
> Sent: February 2, 2009 7:11 PM
> To: WarOf1812@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: Was 1812 fought over Hemp??
>
> But seriously, folks, the argument does make sense, as one of the
> causes of
> the war. But, even if that is so, and "they" are hiding this bit of
> history
> from us, I don't see how it strengthens the argument to legalize,
> ahem, hemp
>
> these days, with sails and cordage being made of other things.
>
> Ann Wass
> **************Stay up to date on the latest news - from sports
> scores to
> stocks and so much more. (http://aol.com?ncid=emlcntaolcom00000022)
>
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>
>
>

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roy winders

Actually, there was never a shortage of hemp in 1812, the trouble started when the supply of twinkies ran out. ... From: Mark Dickerson

Message 7 of 12
, Feb 4, 2009

Actually, there was never a shortage of hemp in 1812, the trouble started
when the supply of twinkies ran out.

Over the last 10 to 15 years, there has been an organized attempt in Kent
County to increase production, and marketing of hemp. This is the
industrial type with insufficient amount of tetrehydrocannabino l (THC) to
be used as a drug. Few people realize that there is 'industrial' hemp, and
"fun" hemp. Hundreds of acres of the industrial variety have been legally
grown in the county, but there has been unsatisfactory inroads to the US
market to sell the raw or finished product.

But seriously, folks, the argument does make sense, as one of the causes of
the war. But, even if that is so, and "they" are hiding this bit of history
from us, I don't see how it strengthens the argument to legalize, ahem, hemp

these days, with sails and cordage being made of other things.

Ann Wass
************ **Stay up to date on the latest news - from sports scores to
stocks and so much more. (http://aol.com? ncid=emlcntaolco m00000022)

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